Around Motcombe, Shaftsbury Abbey Museum leads the list
With nothing inside Motcombe’s built-up area, the list has 3 places within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 museums and an abbey or priory. A longer outing takes you to Salisbury Cathedral, 30 km off.
Around Motcombe: where to begin
Then come 2 museums, behind Shaftsbury Abbey Museum.
Abbey or prioryShaftsbury Abbey Museum1.6 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumGold Hill1.7 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumGillingham Museum3.4 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Finding your way
Gillingham Museum marks the outer edge, 4.3 km away.
The dashed line is Motcombe’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
The biggest group is museums or galleries, with 2 of the 3.
Green: inside Motcombe. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All the places to visit
You will find all 3 within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
19 listed buildings are on Motcombe’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Motcombe →
Beyond the town
Start with Salisbury Cathedral, 30 km off, the best known of 12.
CathedralSalisbury Cathedral30 km east
Garden · National TrustStourhead Park12 km northwest
Historic houseFonthill Abbey8.6 km northeast
CathedralWells Cathedral36 km northwest
Historic houseLongleat House18 km north
Castle · English HeritageOld Wardour Castle8.9 km east
Attraction · National TrustKing Alfred's Tower14 km northwest
Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey37 km west
MuseumThe Tank Museum37 km south
Historic house · National TrustMontacute House36 km west · 120K visitors a year (2011)
Castle · English HeritageNunney Castle23 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustKingston Lacy Estate28 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Motcombe (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Questions about Motcombe’s attractions
What is there to see near Motcombe?
No attraction is mapped inside Motcombe itself. Within 5 km of it are Shaftsbury Abbey Museum, Gold Hill and Gillingham Museum.
Does Motcombe have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Motcombe: Gold Hill and Gillingham Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Motcombe?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Stourhead Park (National Trust), 12 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Motcombe?
Within 40 km: Salisbury Cathedral (30 km), Stourhead Park (12 km), Fonthill Abbey (8.6 km), Wells Cathedral (36 km).
Where are Motcombe’s historic buildings listed?
Motcombe has 19 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Motcombe when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (13)
- Shaftsbury Abbey Museum: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Salisbury Cathedral: Andrew Dunn (Website: http://www.andrewdunnphoto.com/), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stourhead Park: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fonthill Abbey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wells Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Longleat House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Wardour Castle: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- King Alfred's Tower: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glastonbury Abbey: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Tank Museum: Hohum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montacute House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nunney Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kingston Lacy Estate: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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